On the morning of the fifth day of the first lunar month, Ulanara's new residence became lively. Everyone changed into their palace attire, boarded carriages, and prepared to go to Changchun Garden for a banquet. Yinhe and Qingyan, along with the children, could stay there until the fifteenth.
"Father, Mother, shall we go and stay at the Yuanmingyuan together?" Fei Yanggu and Jue Luo Shi, who were sitting next to Qingyan, quickly asked.
“It’s not appropriate, my little darling. How can we stay at the Yuanmingyuan for such a long time?” Jue Luo Shi refused decisively. “Although our home is a bit far from Changchun Garden, this place is indeed excellent. Wouldn’t it be more comfortable for Fourth Master to live with you and the children in the new house?”
Fei Yanggu agreed. After making such a scene on the second day of the Lunar New Year, the Jue Luo family would definitely be waiting to come to Qingyan to plead for mercy. Wouldn't it be even more troublesome if they stayed at Changchun Garden?
"Little darling, the Jue Luo clan won't let this go!" Fei Yanggu complained.
Lady Ulanara's face turned somewhat unpleasant. Outsiders said that she had gone too far in helping her maternal family. Over the past few years, they had tried their best to mend their mother-daughter relationship, so Qingyan tried her best to meet her mother's requests.
"Listen to your father-in-law and mother-in-law, it's alright for us to go back!" Yin was very happy with the current situation, which was much better than the chaotic state of the mansion before.
At this time, many officials' wives had already arrived at Changchun Garden, waiting for Consort Tong to deliver the imperial decree so they could enter the garden for the banquet.
The carriage of the Yin family's residence stopped at the gate. Jue Luo Shi looked at the carriage parked not far away, her mind in turmoil.
Qingyan quickly noticed that his mother was in a bad mood and looked in the direction of Fei Yanggu and Yin. The father-in-law and son-in-law made an excuse and left the carriage.
"Mother, what's wrong with you?" Qingyan looked at Jue Luo Shi with great curiosity.
"It's alright, little darling. Just don't have any more contact with the Eighth Prince's wife after this!" Lady Jue Luo instructed Qingyan.
Qingyan nodded obediently: "Mother has reminded me several times, how could I not remember?"
A bitter smile appeared on Jue Luo's lips. If only they were easy to talk to. Seeing that Qing Yan's life was getting better and better, she absolutely couldn't let her family cause Qing Yan any more trouble.
"Mother, what exactly do you want to say?" Qingyan noticed that Jue Luo Shi seemed hesitant to speak, which was somewhat unlike the usually straightforward Lady Ulanara.
"The Eighth Prince's wife was reprimanded because of the youngest son of the Jue Luo clan. The eldest son can inherit the family business, while the youngest son is still young and has to rely on his own abilities to make a living. However, most of the men in the mansion are playboys, which is why the Eighth Prince's wife had to marry into the royal family. Since the Eighth Prince's wife married into the royal family, she has helped the Jue Luo clan with many things, some of which were done using the Eighth Prince's invitation!" The Jue Luo clan told Qingyan directly, and not much of what they said was true.
Qingyan stared wide-eyed at Jue Luo's appearance. Wasn't this similar to some scenes in Dream of the Red Chamber?
"Mother, are you telling the truth?!" Qingyan had always controlled all of Yin's calling cards because she was worried that some of her subordinates would do these things outside.
Jue Luo nodded: "In the past, the family also considered using your father's name card to get things done, but I knew the implications and didn't let anyone know. If I had softened my heart back then, it would definitely have brought trouble to the family!"
After listening to her mother's words, Qingyan realized that the situation was far more complex than she had imagined.
"Under normal circumstances, using Eighth Prince's name card should be fine. What could be so important that Mother is so nervous?" Qingyan wondered. Jue Luo Shi was definitely not a nervous person. It seemed that something serious had happened.
Jue Luo looked out the window and saw that Ulanara's guards were surrounding her carriage. Feeling reassured, she leaned close to Qingyan's ear and whispered something in her ear.
Since the establishment of the naval port, many families have been tempted to send their children to the naval port, where they can get promoted the fastest. In particular, the navy only trains and never goes to the battlefield.
"You mean, use Eighth Master's post to do this?" Qingyan was taken aback.
The online army was controlled by Yin, Yin, Yinqi, and Yinyi. Apart from these four people's name cards, other people's name cards were completely useless.
"Yes, I heard that this year, the Eighth Prince's wife was embarrassed because of this incident. The Eighth Prince's visiting card was sent to the Tenth Prince, but it was returned. They said that the Eighth Prince was in charge of the Imperial Household Department and had no right to manage the navy!" Lady Ulanara laughed. The Tenth Prince's words were quite hurtful.
Previously, the Jue Luo clan believed that the Eighth Prince and the Tenth Prince were on good terms. Therefore, given these events, when sending out name cards, they should try to smooth things over for the sake of Yin Si.
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Qingyan spat out his tea. In the hearts of Yin and Yinsi, Yinsi's status was getting lower and lower. Now, instead of using Yinsi's name card, he was causing trouble for the two of them. How could the two of them agree to this?
“Mother, it definitely won’t work. The navy is selected from the most rigorous places. Moreover, although it’s called training, it’s actually all done at sea. The weather at sea is unpredictable. If something happens, it could leave no trace of anyone!” Qingyan’s words were not an exaggeration. She had experienced storms at sea. On that day, they all felt that if they had encountered a tsunami, they would not have survived.
Lady Ulanara looked at Qingyan and was surprised that Kangxi had entrusted Yinzhen with such a dangerous task.
"Did you still go to Guangdong and Guangxi?" Jue Luo began to worry.
"Mother, we've made up for it. I've handed over everything over there to you!" Qingyan said to his mother.
While the mother and daughter were talking, the second wife of the Jue Luo clan saw Qingyan's carriage and quickly sent a maid to inform her, hoping that she could come over to pay her respects to the Fourth Prince's wife.
"No need, let's talk about it after we've met Mother!" Qingyan didn't like getting involved with the Jue Luo clan, so she tried to keep them separate as much as possible.
Qingyan's words brought comfort to Lady Ulanara. As long as Qingyan was alright, that was all that mattered. Fei Yanggu and his two sons were all well-behaved, so Lady Ulanara had no worries at all.
"My dear, don't be soft-hearted. Just handle it the way it should be handled," Lady Ulanara said with emotion.
Qingyan nodded: "Mother, that's exactly what I've been waiting for you to say."
At this moment, the second wife of the Jue Luo clan was still thinking that if she went to Consort Tong, she could ask again. The fourth wife should help them out of respect for Lady Ulanara. Otherwise, what would outsiders say about Qingyan?
“Alright, when we get to Consort Tong’s place, we’re sure to have a tough battle to fight,” said Lady Ulanara.
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